Machine for making card-matches.



h A. CABLES?.

MAGHmB FOR MAKING man wATGHEs.

APPLIUATIOH FILED HOV. 32, 19l3.

3 ma', MO. fabi/. Crwom. 3513 @Hic/vise l G, A. GRLSN. MAGWNE FR MAKING CARD MATCHES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV.2Z,1913.

ateuted Mar. l, wl.

4 SHEETS-SHEET s.

C. A. GLSON MACHINE 'FOR MAKING GARE MATHES.

APPLIGATON FILED NOV. 2B, 1918,

Paten'c Mar. 16, 193i).

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UNITED STATES PATENT i can; A. cARLsoN, OFBARBERTON. oHIo, AssIGNoR 'ro THE Imusfronn.ma'.xicfl f COMPANY, 0F CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, CORPORATION 0F ILLINOIS.

MACHINE Pon MAKIN'G CARD-MATCHES.-

[o cZZ'wi'oi/zitmag/ concern.:

Be 1t known that I, CARL A. CARLSON, a

citieen of the United States, and resident oi' 4 ,'Barberton, in the county of Summit and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improvenientsrin Machmes for `Maki .g Card-Matches, of which the following is a specificatum.

Thisv invention relates to a machinefor making card matches, more especiallvv those that are .adapted to be secured Within a book-like cover; my object lheilig to ,provide fr machine Iwhereby such matchesv can"he rapidly andetiiciently produced.

In the embodiment of ythe invention herein illustrated matchl stock, such as paper or strawhoard. is drawn from a suitable roll- 'and fed to mechanisms whereby blanksare severed successively from the stoel; and each Isucceeding blank formed with two rows of oppositely extending ,alternately staggered splints having a common connecting p ortiomv and whereby the ca rd thus forincdis folded longitudinally of the connectingr portion and transferred to a suitable carrierby means of which the card is transported through the usual dipping and drying path.

The invention comprises various novel` .'featuresof construction and comiunationsl of parts whiclrvvill be hereinafter described and claimed; it. being understood that while I shall point out2the details of the mech -anisinf illustrated, I do not restrict myself `thereto as'the apparatusr may be variously modified Without departing. from the 'spirit ofthe invention.

In the drawin-gse-Figure l is a longitud inal vertical section. o n a plane through the feed rolls for the vmatch stock, the die and setting plungers, and-"their adjuncts, and a portionof the endless`bari'iei for the match cards. Fig. 2 is a transverse vertical section, as on the line Q-Qlof Fig. 1; the head of the l 4. setting plunger being Apartly .broken away@ f5-'toi expose a die member of the die plunger.

F'g. 3 is ahorizontal section, as on the line 3-f3 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a. side elevation of a portion of the machine showing the mechanismyforl actuating the carrier. Figo is a plan,enlarged, of one side of a portion of the carrier, showing more clearly the .con-

nections vfor the clamp hearingv bars. Fig. 6

'is a longitudinal 'section through a portion ofv the carrier with folded matehcards therein, the head of the setting plunger be- Specication of Letters-Patent.

13, ll `v`are upper and lower/*vertical A Fig. is aplan of the match cardjust before carrier. Fig 3 is, I,

l APaternal Mar. 16.11915. e Application led November 22, i913@l Serial No. 802,375. y f i 'i brackets bolted to: the framevlandflfis ai" vertically reciprocating. plunger, 'termed la die plunger ,mounted to slide'in andA between said guide'bracnetsV plungerl comprises two parallel sectionsunitedft their 'lower ends, as by bolts 16, and spacfefd to provide a 'vertical guide-Way'. fora supplementary plunger 1T termed the-setting plunger having a laterally' reducedjnr beveled 'upperend portion 1761' Thedie plunger `is provided at its loafer" enldfr-witbw 1- anti-friction rollers 18 which runin corre spending' cam-Ways i19 in two l' suitablyspaced face cainsf-QO'ast on theA drive'shaft, and the setting plunger 17`1is alsofprovided at its loa-'er end with anti-friction'rol-lersl" u'hiohrunin cam-Ways infthesa'm cams.

The 'contours of the respective vcani-Ways 1 1), :22 aresucli that during the rotation 'of the cams the two plungers are independent-ly reciprocated in a ccrtaineopcratierelation to each other in order to perform' their irespectivc functions, as will presentlyappear.

`Fast on' the upper ends of thep'lung'er sections 15 are two'.y `,correspcniding die inembers 23, cachot which comprises a bar tran'svversely grooved .onxits upper surface to'fp'r'ovide a. series of alternating ribs, 24.and.re- -cesses 25, each equal. in vWidth; or-V substantially so, to the width' of a match. '.-Thef upper surfaces of the ribs are inclinedx fas. in-

dicated, and the die: members are spaced-to permit the free vertical movementlbtween them of the supplementary plunger 17.k Bolted to the guide brackets 1-3- are two diemembers 26` which over-hangend are complementary to the die members yQ ugthat is to say,.the upper members ,arcpr'orided on -their under sides 7vvith alternating .ribsr27 and recesses 28 which areconstructed arranged to register with the opposing-{recesses and ribs respectively kof the lowenvdie members. when the latter are raised by J`ac tuation' of the plungerf The lower onfun@ tional surfaces of thcribs 27 are re-versely inclined 'to the opposing surfaces o fwlthevrils .24; Thus, if a, sheet of match' stock,

card board, he interposed between the upper and-lower dies and the dies' be relatively .moved into registry, the card will be slitted. by the coacting edges of the respective upper and lower ribs in a manner to produce two rows of match splints with a common connecting portion along the middle of the card, the alternate splints, by virtue of the inclined faces of the ribs, being deflected laterally, or staggered,7 to facilitate the subsequent dipping or heading of the free ends of the splints. (See Figs. 1, 7 and 8). The walls of the throat of the upper die members 26 are provided with a seri'es of vertical recesses 29 corresponding with and opening into the recesses 28, said vertical recesses being adapted to permit the free upward passage of the alternate laterally-projecting match splints of the card when the latter is being acted upon by the setting plunger as will now be described.

The contours of the cam-Ways are such that during each rotation of the drive shaft the die plunger is raised through the agency of the ways 19 to force the lower dies into registry with the fixed upper dies (for the lformation of the connected rows of match splints as above described) and then lowered and maintained rest for an interval; and the setting plunger, immedh ately upon the lowering of the plunger 15,

' is raised by the action of the cam-ways 22 and ,then lowered and maintained at rest for;v an interval. In its upward stroke the head portion of the setting plunger contacts with the opposing .uncut median lpart of the match card'` and forces the latter bodily up- 'vvardly within and through the recessed throat of the upper die-members, thus positively ffoldingthe match card upon the head of the plunger 17. Upon the descent of the setting plunger the several parts are in position for a succeeding operation. A suit- Y able carrier is mounted to travel across the path of the ascending setting plunger in a plane above the dies, which carrier is con structed to receive and grip the folded portion ofthe match card as the plunger reaches thelimit of its upwardstroke and before its descent. This carrier receives the successively formed match cards and transports them through the match making path, wherein the free extremities of the splints are suppliedwith paralin and ignition composition. In the upresent instance the carrier comprises. an endless chain .of parallel bars 30 providedwith co-acting spring-clips 31 which are arranged to receive and clamp the folded edges of the successive cards. The bodies of the bars are rectangular in crossQsection, and the clips embrace the respective bars and are. secured thereto by the bottom clamp pieces 32. These bars are arranged to provide unitary sections, comprising each several bars secured together by suitably-disposed locking members 33' beyond which are extended the free ends of the bars. These extended ends are cylindrical. The adjoining sections are pivotally connected by links. 34 which are slipped uponV links 34 constitute, in effect, -a continuous bearing surface which, in the travel of the flexible carrier passes and rests upon a h0r i, zontal supportlng ledge 36 on the maimso frame. The extended ends of the bars are uniformly spaced for engagement by the teeth of actuating gear wheels 37 on a transverse shaft 38, which is intermittently actuated in any suitable manner in order to effect the requisite step-by-step movement of the carrier, as will be hereinafter described.

' Although the match card blanks may be previously prepared and fed to and between the die members, yet I prefer to supply the material progressively thereto from a suitable roll of stock, and to sevei` card blanks from the infed material during the operation of the die mechanism. In the drawings I have illustrated the feeding and. cutting mechanism as follows: 39 is a suitably-disposed horizontal bed along which the match material 40 is fed to and between the diemembers by means of a pair of intermittently rotatable feed rolls 4l. The shafts of these rolls are journaled iii' suitable bearings 4:2 slidingly fitted to brackets 43 on the main frame. 'lhe upper brackets are normally depressed by suitably-disposed springs 480 (one of which is indicated in Fig. l) the force of which to insure eflicient contact of the rolls with the interposed stock, may be nicely regulated by manipulating suitable adjusting screws 431 in the caps 432 of the brackets: One of the rolls is provided with equally spaced peripheral blades lan-(in theA present instance three) and the other with a complementary groove 44. for the blades, which devices are positioned vto score or crease the material transversely at intervals corresponding with the median fold lines o f the successive cards (C), as indicated at a: Figs. l, 3, 7 and 8. i l Any suitable means for actuating the rolls may be employed. In the present instance the 'projecting ends 'of the roll shafts at one side of the machine are connected by mesh; ing gear wheels 4:5. One of the shafts bears a ratchet wheel 46 with the teeth of which e dies engage the latter.

I shaft 112., vDuring thev continuous rotation of i the latter the'crank disk is oscillated by the pitman connection fa peripheral distance equal to the complete lengthv of the stock whichy is to be severed; and hence a corresponding intermittent motion is transmitted through the dog and ratchet mechanism, andr the co-acting gear wheels, to the feed rolls.

. The gears are so proportioned that theupper i and cutting devices is such thatnatA the in'- roll makes three rotations to one of the lower roll in order that the blades fof the latter Will successively register with the peripheralv groove of the upper roll.

fiixed to the rearward die bar 23 anw upwardly extendingplate 52 which constitutes a determinate stop for the leading end of the'match material'when it is fed between the dies and severed; and secured to the forward die-bar Q3 is an upwardly extending cutter blade which, co-acting with a depending cutter blade 54 on' the forward upper die, severs the interposed material' transversely. The inner upper edge of the vblade is beveled to a cutting edge, as at 55,A

the distance betweenthe'inner facevof said blade and the stopbeing equal to the Width Y of amatch card. The Inaterialis fed by the feed rolls near to, but not into Vcontact with' the stop, so that when the proper quantityr of material is 'severed by the cutters, 54 thev beveled edge'of the blade forces the blank' against the stop in a manner to posi` tion the latter relatively tothe dies and the settingfplunger.V The cutters are, of course, arranged to severthe material before the The coperative relation of ithe 'feeding A stant the blade has severed theA stock the dog 47'has started on its backward travel` for rengagement With.another tooth of the o.

ratchet wheel.` During this Iidle period of the feed rolls, the stock, being firmly pressedl against -tlie bladeand being sufficiently rigid 'to prevent buckling, acts as a brake or stop for the rolls. f The mechanism hereinillustrated for iniermittently rotating. the carrier actuating shaft is as follows. Fast -on one end of the `loner roll shaft is an eccentrie which s piiotailyconnected by means of ,a rofl 57 with a crank disk58 loose on the end of the t 3S. This `disk bears a spring-pressed of) which engages the successive teeth of iiig. l.) During ,tli.e rotation of the lower roll an oscillatory motion is transmitted to the crank disk and its dog bythe rod 57, and hence the dog by its engagement with the (exposing ratchet teeth etlects' the step-Vbyf step movement. ofthe shaft 38, and the latter in turn through its `gear Wheels 37 im-v ',nels the carrier. lIn Fig. 4 the devices just described are represented at the limit of their forwardtravel, in which case the car- ,carrier.

ate-het ui'heel 60, fast on the shaft 38. (See rier is`positioned to receive af "ldd card. if-

, In order lto 'obviate any"liabil1t` of' folded match 4card being Withdra'ivn from; the'carrier during the descent of the'setting plunger, the top ofthefupper die zmember' is the I disposed slightly beloutl'ie insertedffmatch card.' The alternate depending#splintszof the inserted card when 'they clear Ithe "tliroatr of the dies springoutward over thetopof the latter which thus lpresents -an+e`tiicient aback stop lto the splints.V (See @FigsL I and 6.), g I' laim N l. n a match making'machinepthe combinatin'of mechanism for forming? afmatch card havingtwo rows .of oppositely-,eXtend-i ing splints with `iin-common connecting portion, and means for foldingthe.card-longif tudinally of the connecting portion, fsaid In a match making machine, thecombination of mechanism forforming a match card having Itwo rows of' oppositelyQeXt'e'nd-H ing splintswith a common'connecting por` tion, a carrier, and means-for foldingtlie card longitudinally of the 'connecting r fIPOVf tion and introducing the foldedv edge Ithe 4. In a match'makingfinachind thecomi 'b'ination of mechanism for scoring match roo stock, means for forming frein saidQstoek a match card 4having ltvvo rows;oioppositelyextending splints' with a medial y s'dored ycommon connecting portion, a'carrierjand means for folding the cardvalong-tlie'fscore Iline and' introducing the folded yedge,t'dthe carrier.

- bination of mechanism forj feedinglnatch stock, meansl for ycutting thenistockinto match card blanks, means for cuttingv the successive blanks to form match-cards 'each having two rows of Voppositely-extc''riding splints with a common connecting'poitfion, 4a carrier, and means -foi*foldingjherd- 'medially of the connectinglportionrand introducing the folded edge t'o the carrier.

(i. In'IaLmat'cl/ making machine', the corn- -bination of mechanism for feeding' and transversely scoring match stock, means' for cutting the scored stock into match-"card blanks, means for'A cutting Athe successive blanks to form matehi'cards each-fhaving two o rows of yoppositely-extending f 'splints with a medilly-scored common connecting portion, a carrier, and means for folding the card alongthe score line and introducing the folded edge to the carrier.

7; I/'ii a match making machine, the combination of upper and lower splint cutting dies movable relatively to each other to form a match card havingstwo rows of oppositelyextending splints with a common connecting portionLand means movable transversely of the dies for folding the card longitudinally of the connecting portion.

8. In a match making-machine, the combination of a carrier, upper and lower splint cutting dies movable relatively to each other to form a match card having two rows of oppositely-ext'ending splints with a common connecting portion, and means movable transversely of the dies for folding` the card longitudinally of the connecting portion and introducing the folded edge to the carrier. l

9. In a match making machine, the combination of upper and lower splint cutting dies having alternating ribs and recesses and a transverse'throat portion, said ribs being inclined as described andsaid throat portion having a. series of lateral recesses corresponding with and opening'into the recesses of the upper die, means for eecting relativer movement between said upper and'lower dies, and a folding member movable transversely of' said dies and through the said throat portion.

10. In a match making machine, the combination of a carrier, upper and lower s lint-cutting dies adjacent thereto having a ternating ribs and recesses and a transverse throat, portion, said ribs being inclined as described and said throat portion having a. series of lateral recesses corresponding with and opening into the recesses of the upper die, means for'eecting relative f movement between said upper and lower dies, and a folding and setting member movable transversely of the dies and through said throat portion.

11. In a match making machine, the com..` ,A

bination of upper and lower splint-cutting dies movable relatively .y to each other to form a match card having two rows of oppositely extending splints with a common connecting portion, said dies havinga transverse passage way in the `plane of the said connecting portion, plunger movable into and through the said passage way adapted to fold the lcard longitudinally of the connecting portion.

12. In a match making machine, the combination of a. carrier, upper and lower .splint-cutting dies movable relatively to each other to form a match cardv having two rows of oppositely-extending splints witha common connecting portion, said dies having a 'transverse passage way in 'the and a reciprocable' plane of the .said connecting portion, and a reciprocable plunger movable into and through the said passage way' adapted to 'fold the card longitudinally of the connecting portion and set the folded edge in the carrier.

13?In a match making machine the coinbinatioh of a fixed upper die, a complementary lower die therefor, means for reciprocating said lower die toward and from the upper die to produce a match card having two rows of oppositely-extending splints with a common connecting portion, said dies having a transverse passage therethrough in the plane of the saidconnecting portion, a plunger, and means for reciprocating said plunger through' the said passage after the card has been formed and the dies separated.

14. In a match making machine, the combination of a plunger having a' guideway longitudinally thereof, splint-cutting die members on said plunger, stationary die members complementary to the die members on the plunger, a second plunger movable within and longitudinall of the said guide-y way and transversely o the respective die members, said die members having spaces `for the passage of the latter plung'cr, and

means for periodically reciprocating-tlm two plungers.

15. In a match making machine, the com` biiiation of a cairier, a plunger movable at right angles thereto having a guide-way l longitudinally thereof, splint cutting die members on said plunger, stationary die members complementary to the die members on the plunger, a second plunger movable within and longitudinall of the said guideway and transversely o the respective die. members, said die members having spaces for vthe passage of the latter plunger, and means for periodically reciprocating the two plungers toward and from the carrier.

16. In a match making machine, the com- 'bination of a carrier, means for progressively advancing the same, a plunger movable at right angles to said carrier having a guide-way longitudinally of the plunger, splintfcutting die members on the plunger, a second plunger movable within and longitudinally of the said guide way and transversely of the respective die members, said Vdie members having spaces for thepassage of the latter plunger, means for periodically reciprocating the two plungers toward and om the carrier, means for periodically feeding match stock between the die mehr bers and across the path of the second plunger, and means for severing card blanks successively from the portion of the stock between the die members.

17. In a machine for making matches, a 4

carrier embodying a chain of unitary sections comprising each a series of parallel bars secured together by locking members 1535 beyond which extend the free ends of the Summit and State of Ohio this 1-8tl1'day of bars, co-actng spring clips von said bars, Nov. A. D. 1913.

links applied to the ends vof the adjacent v 1 l bars of adjonini sections, and perforated A v ('AL A' 'CARLSON'. 5 members onv the ars of the respective'sec 'Wtnesses:

tions overlapping the ends of said links..v V.'-'A. JOHNSTON,

Signed at Barberton in the county 'of Ez'fAfJnoons. 

